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@lemmy.worldhttps://theconversation.com/holly-by-stephen-king-a-timely-work-of-crime-fiction-about-not-judging-a-book-by-its-cover-214649
The third book to feature the eponymous detective is a whydunnit not a whodunnit.
[[No spoilers if possible as I'm reading it currently. I'm up to Jake's time in Derry now.]]
It seems to me that Al basically said "Jake, here's a weird time hole. Do you want to save JFK because insert random musings and Jake just went "Fuck it, why not?"
Like, is it ever adequately explained? Taking a risk that things would be better if they prevented the assassination attempt seems like lunacy.
I'm not saying I dislike it but I'm finding it hard to get through and it's incredibly short. I enjoyed the first chapter in Tull and I enjoyed the desert scenes but since then I've been finding it hard to focus on. I like the characters too but it just feels a bit... Boring in places?
Is the entire series like this?
Edit: I've now finished it and I'm reading 11.23.66 but not sure if I should read The Drawing Of The Three after.
Long time King reader and trying to check all his works off the list eventually, but I have been veering away lately for some lighter reads. I always seem to get called back, though.
Picked up Rose Madder and I had no idea what it was about. I'm about halfway through, and while it's SO different than what I expected, I am equally horrified and have such a sense of dread.
There is no other author I've read that elicits such a visceral reaction from me and leaves me feeling so uncomfy in a good way.
I recently read 1408 and it was my favorite story in a long time. Rose Madder definitely gives me similar vibes.
I have both The Institute and Fairy Tale on my list next, but do you guys any recommendations on which one I should pick up first?
In the UK at least I know of Rage which is self-explanatory and The Eyes Of the Dragon which is a bit strange since it's available in other regions.
Any others?
Fucking hell man. The book started off kind of slow but once it got going, it was just an incredible ride.
I'm still thinking about the end and probably will be for a while even though I really want to move on to the next book on my list!